CBCP Pastoral Exhortation on Philippine Economy (1998) By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD FORMALLY released for public knowledge and understanding, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) addressed the Filipino people about its honest perception of the Philippine economy some 16 years ago. Its over-all content can be summed up…
Pangasinan’s best 9 in 2014 Ronda By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRSTLY, my heartfelt condolence to the Orbos family for losing their beloved mother Mrs. Concepcion Munoz Orbos last January 25. Born in San Carlos City, she was the wife of the late former Bureau of Customs deputy commissioner Guillermo…
Sports Eye
Murtami: Balon Libro Nen Santiago Villafania ASUMPAL ko la’y manuskrito na balon librok ed English a wala’y titulon Murtami: Collected Poems. Say masimoon kon pisasalamat ed kinen Albert B. Casuga ed kritikal a pangiparungtal. Ontan met ed si Ute Margaret Saine (US) ed inter ton pasingayew tan si Károly…
Aristos
“Philippine ego” By Johanne Margarette R. Macob LAST WEEK, the provincial government in partnership with the Philippine Carabao Center held a press conference to create awareness towards diminishing population of carabaos in the province, as well as in the national scene. In the province alone, records of the Provincial Planning…
Young Roots
Embarrassment By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE Citystate-Decorp-City Hall imbroglio rages on. It’s been almost 20 days since Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered the Dagupan Electric Corp (Decorp) to terminate the service contract for the electric meter lodged at the MC Adore hotel building, and as some had predicted, Decorp…
Punchline
Do you want to get rich? By Jun Velasco “There is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come,” Victor Hugo THIS, your, crusading paper, is a favorite reading fare of intellectuals. Former Collegian editor Oscar Ferrer, a friend since pre-martial law era, wants to be…
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Decadent China? By Gonzalo Duque SAD news! Our friend from San Francisco, California – Friends USA President Dado Macaraeg – who was below 60, succumbed to a lingering illness. The new hit u like a hard rock. He was one of our bet friends. We wish to condole with…
Playing with Fire
Pacquiao, Bradley & Mayweather By Al S. Mendoza EVEN as the Pacquiao-Bradley fight has already been clinched, talks still continue to persist on the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout ever happening at all. In facing Bradley possibly in May, Pacquiao will try to erase the stigma of his controversial loss to the…
General Admission
Finally, an action plan from mayors By Bebot Villar TAMA ang response ni Gov. Amado Espino, Jr. to the alarming situation of drug abuse sa Pangasinan. Through the Mayors’ League, the father of Pangasinan, stressed na kailangan magka-isa ang mga mayors in the province to curb the worsening problem…
Deretsahan
People of the Philippines – A Convenient Scapegoat By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE Poor Pilipino People – this is another reading of “PPP”. And such is not really bad a coincidence. The Filipinos have become even poorer with the advent of the present administration. While it is said…




